Bibcode
Silich, S.; Tenorio-Tagle, G.; Muñoz-Tuñon, C.; Palouš, J.
Bibliographical reference
Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM, Edited by B. G. Elmegreen and J. Palous. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, IAU Symposium #237, held 14-18 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007., pp.242-245
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2007
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Description
The presence of compact and massive star clusters is a characteristic
property of many starburst and interacting galaxies. Their extreme
mechanical and radiation energy outputs are now believed to be the
largest negative feedback agents leading to a large-scale structuring of
the ISM and limiting star formation in the host galaxies. The aim of
our study is to understand how extreme star cluster parameters affect
the hydrodynamics of the ejected material and find limitations on the
development of the star cluster winds established by the strong
radiative cooling. Our calculations are based on the Chevalier and Clegg
(1985) concept of the galactic wind but also include radiative cooling
as a crucial ingredient that affects outflows from the most massive and
compact star clusters. We demonstrate that three different hydrodynamic
regimes may exist: an adiabatic wind, as considered by Chevalier and
Clegg, a strongly radiative solution and a catastrophic cooling regime
when the stationary outflow is inhibited by a sudden loss of the
injected energy promoted by radiative cooling. The continuous energy and
mass deposition establishes then a new stationary regime. In this, the
mass deposited by a star cluster, instead of causing a wind as in the
adiabatic solution, turns into a positive feedback star-forming mode
with extremely high star formation efficiency that allows for new
forming entities to survive in the form of compact, gravitationally
bound systems for a long time. Possible examples of this extreme
positive feedback regime are discussed.